Sway Free Sling Stand

ABSTRACT

The “Sway Free Sling Stand” is used to suspend sex slings, swings and bondage gear through the use of D-Rings and Threaded Inserts. The stand is self supporting, transportable via all major airlines, easily storable, assembles without tools or hardware and is virtually free of twisting and sway due to the arrangement of the interlocking top and bottom tubes where one tube uses the corresponding, interlocked tube to provide stability and strength to the next tube. The stand is completely powder coated to provide a durable and attractive finish and features four adjustable, threaded feet that can be adjusted to provide further stability on uneven surfaces.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The “Sway Free Sling Stand” was designed to support various slings andbondage systems used to support human beings for use as a means tosuspend or elevate for sexual activity. The present invention relatesgenerally to an apparatus for a stand. Specifically, the apparatus is acollapsible stand for mounting sex slings/swings. U.S. patentclassification: 297/273; 5/122; 5/929 (Chairs and Seats—Oscillatingsuspender connected to or through adjunctive rest, Beds—Hammocks—FabricHammocks, and Facilitating Sexual Relations, respectively).

Sex slings/swings are enjoyed by many people, and are particularlyuseful for individuals with muscular weakness or arthritis who cannototherwise enjoy sexual activities. Unfortunately, often times thesedevices are difficult to set up and require special mounting means.Often, individuals must place eyebolts in ceilings, walls, ordoorframes. The sway free sling stand is an apparatus, which provides areliable frame from which to hang sex slings/swings.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The “Sway Free Sling Stand” is a transportable, storable, modular frame,constructed of tubular steel which interlocks through the use ofdifferent sized tubing forming “slip fits” and uses no hardware tosecure the frame. Within the frame, various mounting points, both weldedand threaded inserts are located for suspension of sex slings, swingsand bondage equipment such as ropes and chains. The general idea of thesway free sling stand is to provide an apparatus whereby users canattach slings/swings for sexual use, without experiencing any sway fromthe stand.

The variance in functionality with the present invention derives fromits structural differences, which provide for a stand that does notmove, or sway, while in use. The structural design, as seen in thedrawings, provides this non-sway improvement in functionality.Therefore, the object of the invention is to provide a more stable framewhere individuals can mount swings/stands for sexual use, without havingto experience any movement deriving from the stand.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1: Shows a full view of the assembled stand consisting of 4-BottomTubes, 4-Long Leg Tubes, 4-Short Leg Tubes, 4-Top Tubes & 4-AdjustableFeet.

FIG. 2: Shows a birds eye view of the interlocking bottom and topsections. Tubes shown in grey, slide into the long black tubes, whichprevents the long tube from rotating. The top bars assemble to make amirror image of the bottom assembly.

FIG. 3: Shows the interlocking top bar in detail. Includes the top basetubes and the D-Ring for hanging the sling/swing.

FIG. 4: Shows the interlocking bottom bar details. Includes the bottombase tubes.

FIG. 5: Shows the short and long leg details. One short and one long legfit between each top and bottom bar. Tubes are held together with 1.125″tubes as a “slip fit” shown in grey.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The “Sway Free Sling Stand” is made of 1.25″ round steel tubing andconsists of 4-Top bars, 4-Bottom bars, 4-Short straight bars, 4-Longstraight bars and 4-adjustable feet. The top and bottom bars are mandrelbent to transition from the horizontal to the vertical and interlock atthe center by sliding one bent bar onto the corresponding bent bar. Thisinterlocking design is what gives the frame it's structural integrityand rigidity and “Sway Free” abilities. The straight tubes use a smaller1.125″ round tube which is welded into one end of the tube to form a“male/female” slip fit which allows the frame to be assembled withouttools or additional hardware. The frame features “D-rings” which arewelded in various locations to suspend the sex sling/swing and usesthreaded inserts (riv-nuts) for various mounting points for bondage andaccessories. The frame includes adjustable threaded feet for use onuneven surfaces and is completely powder coated in various colors toprovide protection and lasting beauty.

I claim:
 1. That the “Sway Free Sling Stand” is designed and executed insuch a way as to eliminate virtually all movement in the stand. This isaccomplished in the way the top and bottom bars interlock in the centerof the stand and this arrangement of the tubing and the “slip fit”joints are the heart of the design. In order for one bar to twist, underload, it must turn the other tube, which is in fact connected to thecorresponding tube at an 18 degree angle. One tube cannot twist withouttwisting the other tubes, which cannot happen.